Reviews tagging 'Murder'

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

193 reviews

stvn_crd's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

This book was wild from start to finish. Definitely a lot slower in the beginning but once it really gets to the central issues it becomes almost impossible to put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs

erinmd156's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape

embringaling's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

kelseak96's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

kcbbooks0125's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

milliemillz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Suicide

a789's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

bookish_skies's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

ejcoates's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

3.0

I found this text interesting as one of the origins of modern true crime writing. That said, I found it very slow and at times tedious. 
The characters and setting were well established though and Capote succeeded in making me feel empathy for one of the killers, something I would not have thought possible at the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

somelibrarychick's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence